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diff --git a/operation.py b/operation.py
index 1184e3d..e10a1b5 100644
--- a/operation.py
+++ b/operation.py
@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ import util as U
 ### semantics may be that the services are all assigned the /same/ random
 ### password.)
 
+###--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+### Some utilities.
+
+OPS = ['set', 'reset', 'clear']
+## A list of the available operations.
+
+class polswitch (U.struct):
+  """A small structure holding a value for each operation."""
+  __slots__ = OPS
+
 ###--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ### Operation protocol.
 
@@ -243,14 +253,11 @@ CONF.export('ClearRequest')
 ###--------------------------------------------------------------------------
 ### Master policy switch.
 
-class polswitch (U.struct):
-  __slots__ = ['set', 'reset', 'clear']
-
 CONF.DEFAULTS.update(
 
   ## Map a request type `set', `reset', or `clear', to the appropriate
   ## request class.
-  RQCLASS = polswitch(None, None, None),
+  RQCLASS = polswitch(**dict((i, None) for i in OPS)),
 
   ## Alternatively, set this to a mixin class to apply common policy to all
   ## the kinds of requests.